19MW Storage Capacity To Participate In Three UK Flexible Markets
The title of this post is the same as that of this article on Smart Energy.
in Batteries On The Boil As Fund Attracts Investors, I talked about energy storage funds, which are a way of investing in energy storage to add capabilities to electricity grids.
This article talks about how the Gore Street Energy Fund is investing in two energy storage facilities at the Port of Tilbury and Lower Road in Essex
I have also found this article on Solar Power Portal, which is entitled Gore Street Fund Makes New Battery Acquisitions With New 19MW Pair From Origami Energy.
The second article has a picture of a 4 MW/4.8 MWh Tesla battery at Cenin Renewables.
The link to Tesla gives a well-presented page of applications of these batteries.
One example given is Renewable Integration, where this is said.
Smooth and firm the output of a renewable power generation source such as wind or solar.
This will be a large application for these types of large batteries, as although we don’t have masses of sun, we do have a lot of wind.
Big financial institutions like Pension Funds and Insurance Companies need secure long term investment to place their money and these energy storage devices, would appear to offer a sensible return, that enables them to pay their investors, like anybody who has a pension. Traditionally,these financial institutions have invested in property and government bonds for example.
Lately, they have been investing in railway rolling stock, which have a life of up to forty years. These energy storage systems should offer a reasonable life, if well-maintained and updated.
As there will large numbers of energy storage systems installed in the UK in the next decades, I think they could be a big area for investment.
At an individual level, we will also see houses built or refurbished with solar panels and batteries.
We are at the start of an exciting revolution!
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